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8th Annual Alto and Bass Flute Retreat:

Chamber Music for Low Flutes

Friday evening through Tuesday morning - June 22 - June 26th 2012

Join your fellow alto and bass flute players for chamber music, coaching sessions and performances. Parts for duets, trios, quartets and quintets will be sent a month before the Retreat and each person will be involved in two performances with different groups. A few private lessons will be available. The Retreat is held in scenic Boulder, Colorado on the campus of the University of Colorado in a brand new high energy efficiency building. Information about Boulder can be found on ci.boulder.co.us. Thanks to Christina Jennings for allowing the use of the University facilities.

  • Happy campers at the 2010 Retreat

    • The Retreat begins with a workshop on how to be a better ensemble player followed by the first meeting and rehearsal of each chamber group. People will be assigned to at least two different small groups with each group working on two or three pieces. This will culminate in performances on Sunday morning at a local church service and Monday afternoon at a small local recital hall. Parts for duets, trios, quartets and quintets will be sent shortly after the application deadline and must be learned prior to the Retreat. Each group will have at least one coaching session with Dr. Potter.

    Workshop topics in 2012 will be Becoming a Better Ensemble Player, and the 2011 favorite, an Alternate Fingerings class.

    We will have a class dinner at the Dushanbe Teahouse on Monday evening. Go to www.boulderteahouse.com for more information about this gift from Dushanbe, Tajikistan, one of Boulder's Sister Cities.

    Transportation to Boulder from Denver International Airport is easy. There is a city bus that leaves every hour so you don't have to rent a car unless you want to. I arrange for you to be picked up at the bus station and brought to campus. It is about an hour drive by car from Denver International to Boulder.

    The application deadline is May 11th. Click on Application above to get to the application.